Beach volleyball at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie
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The men's and women's beach volleyball
contests at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie
were held between 28 September and 4 October. The venue for the competition was Byblos
beach in northern Beirut
. Canada
and France
were the men's and women's tournament winners respectively. The host, Lebanon
, entered two separate teams into both the men's and women's tournament. The competition was a demonstration sport
at the 2009 edition of the Games, thus the medals awarded did not count towards the countries' overall totals.
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
contests at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie
2009 Jeux de la Francophonie
The 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as VIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie, were held from September 27 to October 6 in Beirut, Lebanon.-Organization:...
were held between 28 September and 4 October. The venue for the competition was Byblos
Byblos
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...
beach in northern Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
. Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
were the men's and women's tournament winners respectively. The host, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, entered two separate teams into both the men's and women's tournament. The competition was a demonstration sport
Demonstration sport
A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...
at the 2009 edition of the Games, thus the medals awarded did not count towards the countries' overall totals.
Group stage
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| (1) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| (2) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Finals
Group stage
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| (1) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| (2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Finals
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |